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Johnson Wins Speakership in Dramatic 1st Ballot

Speaker Mike Johnson clinched 218 votes to reclaim gavel on the first ballot. The final tally was 218 for Johnson and 215 for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Johnson Reelected Speaker on 1st Ballot

The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3 elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to reprise his role leading the lower chamber.
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Biden to Block Sale of US Steel to Japanese Company

President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 3 that he is blocking the proposed takeover of U.S. Steel by Japanese company Nippon Steel.
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Jimmy Carter: The President Who Changed US–China Relations

President Jimmy Carter established diplomatic ties with Beijing and cut formal relations with the government in Taipei, which ruled China before the CCP.
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Trump Admin Poised to Tackle DEI on Multiple Fronts

Trump’s statements and appointees indicated an interest in ending DEI programs within the federal government while challenging use in private organizations.
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$2,000 Medicare Drug Cap Begins Jan. 1

The cap, which should benefit millions of Americans, is part of a multiyear plan to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
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A Plug in the Pipeline: Keystone XL Revival Tempered by Tariff Talk

Trump vowed to issue day-one executive order to restore federal approvals for Keystone XL Pipeline while also pledging to slap tariffs on Canadian imports.
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Jimmy Carter, 39th President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 100

Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in U.S. history, died at his home, his family and the Carter Center confirmed Sunday. He was 100.